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Congratulations to... ...eh... fatherhood?

Recently my old friend from back in the day in Sweden became a father to a little baby boy. Now, we're not just talking "old" friends here, we're seriously talking way back. We started to hang out when we were six years old and the time we've wasted... ...full story at Adventures of a Salaryman

from Adventures of a Salaryman on Fri, Aug 08 2008

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